# Connection health checking

Git-check-auth does not trust hasCredentials() alone. It calls GET /user and requires a 2xx with a JSON content type, so a revoked or expired token correctly reports as not authenticated.

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## Where you do it

| **Task**                                              | **Where**                                                                                                                                                                               |
| ----------------------------------------------------- | --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
| Connect your GitHub account                           | On a Confluence page: insert the "Github file (Capable)" macro, then press Connect GitHub in the macro; or open the macro's configuration and press Connect in the Browse GitHub modal. |
| Connect a second GitHub account (for example work and | Browse GitHub modal → account dropdown → "Add account", or the Manage Connections panel reached from the picker's toolbar                                                               |
| Migrate GitHub macros from Mibex or Appfire           | Capable migration wizard                                                                                                                                                                |

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## Settings that affect this

| **Setting**                        | **Where** | **What it does**                                                                                                                                                                                                             |
| ---------------------------------- | --------- | ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
| There is no GitHub settings screen | Nowhere   | The git capability declares no global settings tab and no space settings tab, so GitHub contributes nothing to Capable global settings or space settings. There is also no admin "connect the site to GitHub" screen, becaus |

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## Related

[RevocationAnother connection.](https://help.gocapable.com/git/revocation.html)

[Public file path (no connection needed)Another connection.](https://help.gocapable.com/git/public-file-path-no-connection-needed.html)

[IntegrationsEvery connection.](https://help.gocapable.com/git/integrations.html)

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